Griffin has a passion for the works of William Shakespeare, even though he admits that he has trouble understanding the real meaning of some of the great man’s phrases.[>

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He said: “Shakespeare wrote ‘To thine own self be true’. [>

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“I don’t know what the f*** he meant by that![>

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“But my interpretation of it is that it was all about not quitting on yourself because the juice is worth the squeeze!”[>

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And that go-for-it approach will be the one that former cop Griffin will take into the octagon when he meets champ Jackson in Las Vegas on July 5.[>

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He said: “I always believe you have to do everything in your power to prepare for a fight and I honestly think that I have.[>

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“I also say that you should not break mentally and I know that when I fight I will have done everything I can to prepare and I know that I won’t break.”[>

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Griffin is one of the UFC’s most popular fighters and his fans give him hope against the 205lb division’s toughest fighter after his stunning win over Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua in his last bout.[>

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But Jackson dismissed that performance and said: “I haven’t watched that fight on tape yet. [>

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“If I watch that fight and try to go off that fight, I’d be misled because Shogun wasn’t 100 per cent. [>

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“If he was, and fought like he normally fights, that would be the fight to watch. Heck, Shogun’s girlfriend could have beat him that night!”[>

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Griffin, 29, was the first winner of The Ultimate Fighter in April 2005 and among his 15 victims are Stephan Bonnar, Elvis Sinsonic, Hector Ramirez and Rua – who was choked last September.[>

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The Las Vegas man, a BA in political science, said: “I think I’m ready for this fight, I’ve been watching Rocky a lot. [>

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“Rampage always shows up ready, in his last fight he went 25 minutes with one of the toughest guys in the business, so I know he will be ready, too.” Jackson’s last fight resulted in a unanimous points victory over Dan Henderson nine months ago and he clearly goes into the upcoming bout as favourite.[>

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He said: “It’s my job to stay the champion. I’m going to take him down and submit him in the first round.”[>

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The Jackson-Griffin title clash at UFC 86 will be broadcast LIVE in the UK on Setanta Sports 1.[>